Unrealistic expectations. Claims that the Southeastern Conference remains the best league in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The re-rank. These are the signs that college football is upon us.

Well, the season already has started, technically speaking. Five games were played Saturday, two featuring teams in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll — Stanford creamed Rice in Australia, and South Florida overcame a sluggish start to roll past San Jose State on the road.

But it’s time. The first full week of play begins Thursday, and here is the initial USA TODAY Sports re-rank for the 2017 college football season, which now goes 130 teams deep to reflect Coastal Carolina’s entry into the Sun Belt Conference and UAB’s return to Conference USA after a two-year absence.

The guidelines are simple: From No. 1 through No. 130, here are the teams I believe will be the most successful — or will achieve the most — in the FBS once the dust clears in January. Each Monday’s re-rank will reflect the previous weekend’s movement.

The preseason list begins with Ohio State, followed by Alabama, Florida State, Southern California and Clemson to round out the top five. The Tide and Seminoles are set to meet on Saturday, however, so it’s likely that a new team will top the 1-130 heading out of Week 1 action.

The preseason top 25 features five teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, five from the SEC and four apiece from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12. Also among the top 25 is Notre Dame and two teams from a Group of Five conference: No. 20 South Florida and No. 24 Boise State.